Gas industry South Africa – South Africa’s gas industry has undergone an increase in registered gas practitioners according to the South African Qualification and Certification Committee for Gas (SAQQC Gas) between March 2021 to March 2022. This is testament to the increased demand for gas operated products amongst South African consumers and the demand for […]
Abolition of license requirements to build power plants of any size To combat the country’s energy crisis, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the lifting of private power generation thresholds, making it easier for private companies to build private power plants of any size and sell it to the national grid. The President is confident […]
Europe South Africa relations in demand – Starting the second week of August 2022, Russian coal imports will be banned in the European Union, part of wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow. South Africa becoming Europe’s alternative to Russian coal as European countries are having to source coal from alternative supplying countries to that of Russia. This […]
Renewable Energies South Africa – Battery storage projects South Africa’s public electricity utility Eskom is currently in talks with suppliers to provide around 1.4GWh of battery energy storage. On Thursday, 12th of May, it was revealed by Eskom during its State of the System briefing, that the tender for phase 1 of the BESS project […]
(German version below) South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced that the country has initiated a green hydrogen project together with energy giant, Sasol and the Industrial Development Corporation. In his media address that took place on 24 May 2022, the president said that the project would receive support from the German government with the objective […]
In June 2021, South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa’s private electricity production threshold was increased to combat the country’s electricity shortage. This was done by amending Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act to increase the threshold for private power generation of licence holders from 1 MW to allow private 100 MW […]
In May 2022, a few months after the beginning of his tenure, German chancellor Olaf Scholz concluded a trip to Africa, visiting strategic partners such as Senegal, Niger and South Africa. The discussions with the countries’ leaders mostly focussed on the future of the energy sector in Africa and Germany and the potential for collaboration […]
Opportunities in the African Energy Sector are presented and discussed in this year’s Africa Energy Indaba Conference (AEI 2022). Managing Director Mr Volker Werth, together with the head of Swiss Business Hub Southern Africa, Mr Daniel Schneider attended day 1 of the 2022 Africa Energy Indaba Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
South Africa is currently preparing for the transition to renewable energy. Coal companies can support the transition by supplying higher quality, responsibly produced coal. One of the companies discussing the possibilities is coal exporter Thungela.
Partner countries will provide USD 8.5 billion over the next years to support South Africa’s plans to become a low-carbon economy.
